London: They get a bad rep, especially for being dirty. But one the rat redeemed his species on Friday becoming the first rodent to receive a gold medal for his work in sniffing out unexploded landmines and saving countless lives in Cambodia. Magawa, a so-called “hero rat” was presented with a small blue collar and mini-gold medal by the British of veterinary charity the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) on Friday. “Magawa’s work directly saves and changes the lives of men, women and children who are impacted by these landmines. Every…

The International Space Station (ISS) is gearing up to receive the flight which will be supply thousands of kilograms essential space supplies and related-equipments to the astronauts. Northrop Grumman launched to another flight to the International Space Station, this time named after late astronaut ‘Kalpana Chawla’. The Cygnus vehicle S.S Kalpana Chawla along with Antares rocket for NG-14 mission was launched on October 2nd, at 21.16 EDT (6.46 am IST). Northrop Grumman further affirmed that they wanted to name their next Cygnus vehicle after someone who has played an instrumental…

Thanks to Einstein, we know that our three-dimensional space is warped and curved. And in curved space, normal ideas of geometry and straight lines break down, creating a chance to explore an unfamiliar landscape governed by new rules. But studying that how physics plays out in a curved space is challenging: Just like in real estate, location is everything. “We know from general relativity that the universe itself is curved in various places,” says JQI Fellow Alicia Kollár, who is also a professor of physics at the University of Maryland…

Two dozen planets have been identified by the researchers that it may have conditions more suitable for life than Earth. A study led by Washington State University scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch recently published in the journal of Astrobiology details characteristics of these potential “superhabitable” planets. As per the report in Astrobiology Web, these more ‘liveable’ planets are older, a little larger, slightly warmer and possibly wetter than Earth. Some of these orbit stars that may be better than even our sun. Life could also be more easily thrive on planets that…

Google claims to have demonstrated something called “quantum supremacy”, in a paper published in Nature. This would be mark as a significant milestone in the development of a new type of computer, known as a quantum computer, that could perform very difficult calculations much faster than anything possible on conventional “classical” computers. But a team from IBM has published their own paper claiming that they can reproduce the Google result on existing supercomputers. While Google vs IBM might make a good story, this disagreement between two of the world’s biggest…

Data topped with advanced algorithms like machune learning  and data mining are proving to add new revenue streams in the business world. Despite the accomplishments, data, artificial intelligence  or machine learning has achieved, it is continues to express some amount of unfairness and bias, which affects not just business but humanity at large. If the machine algorithm is queued that a certain type of person is more likely to be commit fraud then it may end up depriving that person the resources, products or services. This is because the machine…

  At the Google’s Launch Night In event, the company introduced a couple of new products such as Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, Chromecast with Google TV and Nest Smart Speaker. Along with the products, there was also an announcement for an update to Google Recorder app. People who are recording audio on their pixel phones, can now easily edit them and also share the files without an internet connection. To save a section of your audio, select that particular part. Then tap of Crop and name the file. Then…

Google is rolling out of a new editor for Google Photos on Android. The update will be have machine learning-powered automatic one-tap suggestions, granular controls, and a cleaner interface. Besides that, Google will also let you see the specific edits it made, and tweak them to your liking. The redesigned user interface (UI) could draw in more users to directly edit their photos in Google Photos, without having to rely on third-party apps. The updated app has begun rolling out on all Android devices. Google has added a new ‘Suggestions’ tab in…

Google has just announced Verified Calls which is the new feature in the Google Phone app that identifies calls on basis of who is calling, the caller’s logo and the reason for calling. The main idea behind the addition of a feature like this is to tackle phone call frauds. Phone frauds are a serious problem in India and other parts of the world and with the rollout of Verified Calls, the Google Phone app on Android devices will show you who is calling and why, the call will also…

LG has officially announced that its first smartphone has to be launched under the Explorer Project will be called LG Wing. The phone will be officially showcased on September 14. LG Wing has already created a lot of buzz with its  an unique take on smartphones. Unlike the conventional foldable dual-screen form factor, LG offers two screens with a swivelling design. A recent teaser with video revealed the phone has a sliding mechanism that can rotate the first screen into a T-shape design. Apart from the official name, LG has…